Are you plagued from time to time with an aching head?
Following are four tried-and-true quick tips to help you naturally ease away the occasional minor tension headache.
4 quick tips to banish headache pain fast
Next time a headache is laying you low why not give one of this effective and fast remedies a try?…
1. Caffeine:
Try sipping a caffeinated beverage such as coffee at the first sign of a headache. To be effective against the pain, you should generally consume less than 150 milligrams (mg) per day.
Caffeine has been shown to constrict blood vessels that are dilated and creating pressure.
2. Deep breathing and stretching:
Try taking simple deep breaths while you stretch your neck and shoulders, for example. These techniques can relax tense muscles that can cause headaches, as well as helping with poor posture which is another possible headache trigger.
Here’s a simple deep breathing and stretching routine you can try right now…
3. Hot or cold therapy:
Apply a cold compress or a heating pad where you hurt for no more than 15 minutes at a time. Or start with cold and switch to heat, alternating the two in five-minute increments.
Both may help relieve the pain although cold slows blood flow and reduces inflammation while heat increases blood flow.
4. Peppermint Tea:
Peppermint tea may help relieve headaches by decreasing gastrointestinal spasms, as well as helping soothe the queasy stomach that sometimes accompanies headache pain.
Michael Cutler, M.D. is a board-certified family physician with 18 years experience specializing in chronic degenerative diseases, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue.
A graduate of Brigham Young University, Tulane Medical School and Natividad Medical Center Family Practice Residency in Salinas, Calif., he serves as a medical liaison to alternative and traditional practicing physicians. His practice focuses on an integrative solution to health problems.
Dr. Cutler is a sought-after speaker and lecturer on experiencing optimum health through natural medicines and the Founder and Editor of Easy Health Options™ newsletter—a leading health advisory service on natural healing therapies and nutrients and is Medical Advisor for True Health™—America's #1 source for doctor-formulated nutrients that heal.
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Michael says
April 6, 2016 at 10:12 amCaffeine? I think it would do the opposite as constricting blood vessels cause migraines and headaches. However, dilating blood vessels usually reduces blood pressure and cures a headache and migraines. I can have a migraine once in a while so I have found out as soon as I did, I drunk a shot of good cognac that effectively dilated my blood vessels. Usually it takes 10 to 15 minutes and migraine is gone with no headaches. It’s proven method from long time ago.